Academy converter · Staffordshire

Dove Bank Primary School

2–11Ages
225Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150051URN

Off Rutland Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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39 applications for 27 places · 208th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

15 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Dove Bank Primary School, URN 124089
28 November 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Dove Bank Primary School, URN 124089

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Dove Bank Primary School (URN 124089), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	39	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2025	19	33	1.7	19	1.00
Sep 2024	24	43	1.8	23	0.96
Sep 2023 *	17	25	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2022 *	18	38	2.1	18	1.00
Sep 2021 *	23	37	1.6	23	1.00
Sep 2020 *	29	46	1.6	32	1.10
Sep 2019 *	30	56	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2018 *	30	49	1.6	26	0.87
Sep 2017 *	24	33	1.4	19	0.79
Sep 2016 *	18	35	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2015 *	18	36	2.0	17	0.94
Sep 2014 *	20	41	2.1	19	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 74% · Maths 63% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%161st of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	4%	104	102
2023/24	81%	10%	107	107
2022/23	29%	0%	99	98

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Dove Bank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kidsgrove Primary School
0.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy
0.5 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
0.7 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Reginald Mitchell Primary School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's CofE Academy
1.9 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Goldenhill Primary Academy
1.9 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Thursfield Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
2.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Standards maintained2025

1.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150051 · 860/2218
Trust: The Learning Partnership Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 225 on roll
Free school meals: 26.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Dove Bank Primary School (URN 124089)
Address: Off Rutland Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4AP
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources